Teaching Methods category: 9681 books
by Gerald M. Weinberg
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2011
This book is about the dog-training instructor's first job: teaching people. Our human students require much more attention and understanding than do their canines. If we don't inspire their interest and cooperation, they will not be successful in training their dogs. It offers insights, information,...
Learning to Write with Purpose
Effective Instruction in Grades 4-8
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2013
Communicating ideas and information is what makes writing meaningful—yet many upper elementary and middle school students write in a vacuum, without considering the aims of their writing or the needs of their readers. This highly informative, teacher-friendly book presents a fresh perspective on...
by Garth Sundem
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2018
Develop enthusiastic and efficient writers with proven methods to meet the needs of all students with research-based strategies and ready-to-implement best practices in writing instruction. A practical guide for new teachers and pre-service educators, topics include classroom organization, writing...
Differentiating Instruction for Gifted Learners
A Case Studies Approach
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2016
Differentiating Instruction for Gifted Learners allows educators and stakeholders to examine issues related to differentiating curriculum and instruction in a variety of contexts. The case studies in this rich resource analyze various differentiation strategies and their benefits to promote classrooms...
The Everything Guide To Homeschooling
All You Need to Create the Best Curriculum and Learning Environment for Your Child
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2015
An accessible guide for fun and stress-free homeschooling!
When you homeschool your children, you can shape their education according to your own standards, values, and ideas. In The Everything Guide to Homeschooling, homeschooler Sherri Linsenbach provides you with all the information, inspiration,...
by Rob Long
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
If teachers can motivate pupils, their job is more than half done! Knowing how to interest and motivate pupils is a skill, which separates the "great" teacheres from the mediocre, This book will inform and inspire staff and give them confidence in dealing with pupils who are not naurally...
by Nancy Larson Bluemel, Rhonda Harris Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2012
Pop-up books possess universal appeal. Everyone from preschoolers to adults loves to see and tactilely experience the beautiful three-dimensional work of Robert Sabuda, David A. Carter, and other pop-up book creators. Sabuda himself was inspired to become a pop-up book artist after experiencing the...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
This concise monograph addresses the expanding field of family involvement to out of school time (OST). OST may be defined as time outside of state required time limits for compulsory school attendance but time in which students are engaged in planned academic or enrichment activities. During the...
Promoting Early Reading
Research, Resources, and Best Practices
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2010
Bringing together leading scholars, this book describes proven ways to enhance early literacy skills in 3- and 4-year-olds, especially those from low-income families. Presented are scientifically based methods and approaches that are being applied in Early Reading First programs around the country....
Literacy Moves On
Using Popular Culture, New Technologies and Critical Literacy in the Primary Classroom
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
This book looks at the changing nature of literacy and at the way in which new and different literacies are emerging in the first part of the 21st century. It considers how children are shaping and being shaped by these changes, it also looks at how teachers need to bridge-the-gap between children's...
Educación imaginativa
Una aproximación a Kieran Egan
Language: Spanish
Release Date: March 14, 2018
¿Cómo hacemos que el conocimiento que enseñamos sea significativo? ¿De qué sirve la información en Internet si no tenemos una manera de recordarla? Si queremos resolver este problema, o al menos tener la oportunidad de enfrentarnos a él, necesitamos re-imaginar la enseñanza y el aprendizaje...
From Good Intentions to Real Outcomes
Equity by Design in Learning Technologies
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017
The growth of online communication, media, and gaming is driving dramatic changes in how we
learn. Responding to these shifts, new forms of technology-enhanced learning and instruction, such
as personalized learning, open online courses, educational games and apps, and tools for learning
analytics,...
Instructional Agility
Responding to Assessment with Real-Time Decisions (Learn to Quickly Improve School Culture and Student Learning)
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2017
The true power of assessment comes when emerging results determine what comes next in student learning. This practical book empowers educators and their teams, schools, or districts to move seamlessly between instruction, formative assessment, and feedback, improving school culture more effectively...
Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites
20 Instructional Strategies That Engage the Brain
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2015
Get Novelty Back Into The Classroom To Get Knowledge Into Students’ Brains!
In this thoroughly updated third edition of Marcia Tate’s bestseller, you’ll learn about twenty definitive brain-compatible techniques to maximize retention and minimize forgetting in learners of all ages. Tate’s...